Oxwich Towers

Oxwich Towers is a ruins in Ilston, Swansea, Wales. Oxwich Towers is situated nearby to Kitchen Gardens, as well as near Penrice Castle.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Penrice Castle and St Andrew’s Church.

Penrice Castle

Castle

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Penrice Castle is a 13th-century castle near Penrice, Swansea on the Gower Peninsula, Wales. Nearby is a neo-classical mansion house built in the 1770s. Penrice Castle is situated 1,600 feet west of Oxwich Towers.

St Andrew’s Church

Church

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The Church of St Andrew, Penrice, Swansea, Wales dates from the 12th century. A Grade II* listed building, St Andrew's remains an active parish church in the parish of South-West Gower, in the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon. St Andrew’s Church is situated 3,100 feet southwest of Oxwich Towers.

St Nicholas Church

Church

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St Nicholas Church is situated 3,600 feet east of Oxwich Towers.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oxwich and Penmaen.

Oxwich

Village

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Oxwich is a village on the Gower Peninsula, in the city and county of Swansea in south Wales. Oxwich is part of the small community of Penrice which extends from the village of Horton to Oxwich Bay, and as of 2001 recorded a population of 454 inhabitants.